My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 13 The first day after marriage

Chang An came to the front hall. Everyone was a little surprised when they saw him. Chang An smiled and raised his hand to salute everyone:

"The bride is ill and cannot toast with the guests. I will take your place, okay?"

All the guests laughed and said nothing. Seeing this, Chang An picked up a wine glass and filled it himself. He first toasted his father, and then came to the guests and toasted each table. When toasting, the guests kept saying things like "a happy marriage for a hundred years" and "a talented man and a beautiful woman", and Chang An responded with a smile.

After toasting all the guests, Chang An came to the table where Du Chengming and his other three were sitting.

"Brother Du, Brother Cui, Brother Zhang, Brother Zhao."

The four of them also stood up, raised their glasses, and drank with Chang An.

After drinking, Chang An sat at the table. Cui Hujin filled his glass again and said with a little envy, "I was wondering what kind of beauty it was that Brother Chang could marry her in such a grand ceremony. Today I have seen it."

"That's right. At that time, Brother Du boasted about it every day and we thought it was fake. But after seeing him today, I felt that Brother Du underestimated it." Zhao Guanzhong also laughed.

"I pride myself on having seen many beautiful ladies. But after seeing the new bride today, I realized that I was short-sighted." Zhang Rushi said after taking a sip of wine.

"If the new bride hears such praise from you, she will surely be very happy." Chang An said with a smile.

Du Chengming smiled and nodded at Chang An, saying, "I didn't expect that our groom would talk about his new bride all the time after welcoming her into the house. Today I saw how much Brother Chang dotes on his wife. If someone says that Brother Chang's family is not harmonious in the future, I won't believe it!"

"Hahaha..." Chang An was amused. He raised his glass and said, "Then I'll borrow your good words."

"Brother Chang, please tell us what kind of person the new bride is."

"Yes, yes, yes, you better think about it before you speak. Don't try to fool us."

"What kind of person... let me think..."

......

As they ate and drank, the wedding banquet ended unknowingly. After Chang An and Chang Wenmeng saw off the guests at the door, Chang Wenmeng looked at Chang An and asked:

"Is the bride satisfied with today's wedding?"

"I didn't ask about that. I'll ask her later. I think she should be satisfied."

"You kid, you keep talking about me," Chang Wenmeng pulled Chang An back to the mansion and nodded at him with a smile, "Look at how happy you are today, why didn't you want to marry me before?"

"I'm going to take the imperial examination. I originally wanted to get married after I passed the examination," Chang An said, and then he started to complain, "but you, father, keep urging me, so I have to get married first."

"You, you, I can't figure you out now." Chang Wenmeng shook his head, ignoring Chang An's insults, and said, "Before I met your mother, I was as unruly as you, and all I wanted was to pass the imperial examination."

"Then...were you also forced to get married by your grandfather?" Chang An seemed to have discovered something new, and pulled his father to ask with a gossipy look on his face.

Chang Wenmeng's face turned red when he was asked this question, and he quickly waved his sleeves to shake off Chang An's hand, "Go away, you're not going to have your wedding night tonight?"

Then Chang Wenmeng pushed Chang An towards the bridal chamber and even pulled up his clothes as if to kick him. Chang An wisely cooperated and ran away.

"This kid..." Chang Wenmeng couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Chang An who was "fleeing in panic".

When Chang An returned to the room, Gu Li had already removed her makeup and headdress, and was sitting quietly beside the bed. When she saw Chang An coming in, she smiled and called out, "Chang Lang is back?"

"Yeah, I'm back." Chang An sat down next to him, picked up the tea on the table, poured out a cup and took a sip.

"Are you tired?" Gu Li also stood up from the bed and sat next to Chang An. Suddenly, a fragrance permeated into Chang An's nose.

"It's just eating and drinking, there's no such thing as being tired." After saying that, Chang An suddenly yawned, causing Gu Li to giggle.

"Take a rest if you are tired." said Gu Li.

"Okay then..." As soon as Chang An finished speaking, he was helped up by Gu Li and let her pull him to sit on the edge of the bed.

As soon as Chang An sat on the bed, he felt even more sleepy, so he took off his outer coat. Gu Li also took off his outer dress, revealing his inner clothes. After blowing out the candle, he sat on the bed.

Seeing that she entered the inside so consciously, Chang An lay down directly with his head resting on the pillow. Seeing this, Gu Li also lay down.

"Chang...Chang Lang." Gu Li said.

"Hmm?" Chang An responded.

"It's Chang Lang... Do you want a child?" Gu Li said this and began to feel his face getting hot again, but fortunately the candle was extinguished and the person next to him couldn't see it.

"Didn't the doctor say that you are in good health now, Madam Gu? When you are better, I will take your leave whether you want it or not."

At this time, Gu Li heard a rustling sound coming from the side. It must be Chang An turning around.

"How did you know? Did the doctor tell you that?"

"Well, when I went to get the medicine, Doctor Zhang asked me some questions about you and me, and then he told me this." Chang An explained.

"I...I thought Chang Lang wanted a child by now."

"Don't worry, you have the final say on this matter." Chang An turned over, returned to a supine position and said, "From now on, besides father, you are the most important person in the family, Gu Niang, and whatever you say goes."

"I'm...the biggest?"

"Um......"

Gu Li heard another yawn from the side, and he knew how tired the man was today, so he stopped talking, closed his eyes, and fell asleep quietly.

......

When Chang An woke up, Gu Li was no longer by his side. He sat up, stretched, put on his shoes, and stood up. Then he found that Gu Li was sitting in front of the dressing table beside him. He was still wearing plain clothes and it seemed that he had been asleep for some time.

"Chang Lang, you're awake." Gu Li felt the movement behind him, turned around and looked, and said.

"Did I get up late?" Chang An asked, relaxing his shoulders.

"No, I just woke up too." Gu Li put the hairpin into his hair, then stood up, walked to the clothes rack, took out a robe, and helped Chang An put it on. Then he pointed to the other side and said, "There is a basin of freshly drawn water there, go wash up first."

Chang An nodded, came to the basin, washed himself briefly, and then called out, "Mother Gu?"

"Hey."

"Are you going to serve tea to the elders later?" Chang An took the basin out and saw Huaiqin in the pavilion outside. He asked her to help pour the water and then came back to ask.

"Well, I've asked Zhen'er to make tea. You can go when it's ready." Gu Li replied.

"Don't be so anxious," Chang An sat down at the desk, took out a book, and said, "Our family is just big, but there are not many people in it. There is no one else among the elders except my father."

"But at this time he is probably attending the morning court and will be back later."

"Oh." Gu Li just sat there, seemingly not knowing what to do, and just sat in front of the dressing table in a daze.

Chang An glanced at her and saw that she was so bored, so he put down the book in his hand and called out again: "Mother Gu?"

"Hey."

"Come here for a moment." Chang An said mysteriously.

Gu Li was attracted by his mysterious look, so he stood up and walked to his desk, sat next to him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I should be the one asking you this," Chang An smiled, gently pulled Gu Li's hand, and asked, "What's wrong? You look a little bored, aren't you?"

"Yes, somewhat..." Seeing him looking at him like that, Gu Li didn't know if it was true or not.

"So what do you do on weekdays?"

"In my spare time, I used to read some books or do some embroidery." Gu Li said, "It's just that I haven't brought it here today, so it seems a bit boring."

Chang An nodded, rummaged on the table with his other hand, took out a book, and put it in the hand of Gu Li, whom he was holding.

Gu Li was a little curious, so he raised his hand and lowered his head to look at what was in his hand:

"I haven't heard of the flower name yet?" Gu Li tilted his head slightly, a little confused, "What is this?"

"It can be considered a novel." Chang An thought for a moment and said.

"Where did it come from? I've never heard of it before."

"Of course you haven't heard of it. This was written by me, and it is the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty." Chang An said somewhat proudly.

"This is written by you, Chang Lang?" Gu Li was a little surprised at this time, "Don't you usually study, Chang Lang? How come you have the time to write a book?"

"Some time ago when I was preparing for the wedding, I thought you might be bored for a few days after you get married, so I wrote this book. I just didn't know what kind of book you would like to read, so I wrote this."

Chang An said, looking in the direction of the door, then leaned close to Gu Li's ear, and Gu Li also leaned close to his ear in cooperation. "Even Huai Qin, who follows me every day, can't read this book."

Gu Li chuckled when he heard this, and asked in a very appropriate and skeptical tone, "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Chang An said with a smile, "I divided it into three volumes, upper, middle and lower, and they are all on my desk. My desk is brighter here. If you are bored and want to read it, you can come here and read it anytime and anywhere."

"Yeah." Gu Li nodded, and sat next to Chang An and started reading a book.

Seeing that she had something to do, Chang An continued to read with peace of mind.

After an unknown amount of time, Huaiqin pushed the door open and the noise attracted Chang'an and Gu Li who were reading books.

"Master, Sanniang, Alang is back."

After Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other, they said to Huai Qin, "We got it. Ask Zhen'er to prepare the tea. We will go there soon."

"Yes."

After Huaiqin went out, the two of them stood up and straightened their clothes. After Zhen'er prepared the tea, Gu Li brought the tea to the main hall.

When they arrived at the main hall, Chang Wenmeng was sitting inside. When he saw the two people walk in, he smiled.

Accompanied by Chang An, Gu Li came to Chang Wenmeng with tea. After simply bowing to Chang Wenmeng, he put down the plate and handed the tea bowl to his father-in-law.

Chang Wenmeng also took the tea, drank a sip politely, and then handed it back to Gu Li. Then he asked, "Are you used to living here?"

"Yes, Uncle, I'm used to living here." Gu Li also answered respectfully.

"There's not many people at home, so there's no need to be so reserved. You can just call me father like Chang An." Chang Wenmeng looked at his daughter-in-law and felt more and more satisfied.

"Yes, father."

Chang Wenmeng's smile widened at this time, and he said, "If Chang An treats you badly or betrays you in the future, just tell me and I will teach him a lesson for you."

After hearing this, Gu Li was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "No... No, Chang Lang is very good to me and has thought of many things very carefully."

"That's fine." Chang Wenmeng nodded, and then said, "He wasn't like this before. He probably changed like this after marrying you."

At this time, Gu Li looked at Chang An who was standing beside him. Chang An also tilted his head slightly and said nothing.

"Forget it, I have some things to take care of today, you guys go first." Chang Wenmeng said when he saw this.

"Yes."

Chang An and Gu Li both responded, then walked out and returned to their rooms.

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